bezaan

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch besaen, from the older form Middle Dutch mesane, borrowed from Italian mezzana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈzaːn/

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• Hyphenation: be‧zaan
• Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

bezaan f (plural bezanen, diminutive bezaantje n)

1. mizzenmast (hindmost mast of a ship)
2. mizzensail (hindmost sail of a ship)

Synonyms

• bezaansmast
• bezaanszeil

Descendants

• → Belarusian: біза́нь (bizánʹ)
• → Polish: bezan
• → Russian: биза́нь (bizánʹ)
• → Ukrainian: біза́нь (bizánʹ)